French ship Majestueux (1781)

The Majestueux was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Terrible class.

History
France
Name: Majestueux
Namesake: "Majestuous"
Ordered: 20 April 1780
Builder: Toulon
Laid down: 5 July 1780
Launched: 17 November 1780
Commissioned: 4 February 1781
General characteristics
Class and type: Terrible class ship of the line
Displacement: 2500 tonnes
Length: 60.6 m (199 ft)
Beam: 16.2 m (53 ft)
Draught: 8.6 m (28 ft)
Propulsion: Sail
Armament: 110 guns
Armour: Timber

She was renamed Républicain in 1797. In 1807, she was decommissioned and used as a transport.

References

  • Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche


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